Our practice areas

All Meritius offices can relay on a wide experience in various practice areas.

   Company law

Practicing offices
Companies, non-profit organisations, foundations
Incorporation, merger, splitting, winding up
Acquisition and transfer of businesses, shares and assets
Restructuration and assistance to companies in difficulties, bankruptcies and legal settlements
Dispute among shareholders, with shareholders or with the company, management liability

   Commercial and economic law

Practicing offices
Distribution (agency, franchise, exclusive distribution, ...)
Commercial agreements (sales, licences, leasing, engineering, ...)
Trade practices (unfair practices, cessation, …)
Competition law (concentration, abuse of dominating position, …)
E-commerce
Transportation, travel, tourism
Consumer law, product liability
Arbitration
Criminal business law
Insurance (any risk, including professional liability, etc.)

   Tax law

Practicing offices
Tax management for companies and private persons
Estate duty planning

   Financial law

Practicing offices
Bank and credit law
Financial affairs, including risk management
Debt collection (also international)

   Intellectual property law

Practicing offices
Trade marks, designs and models, copyright, patents
Advertisment, movies and media
Litteracy and artistic property
New technologies and Internet

   Labour law

Practicing offices
Labour contracts, hiring, dismissal
Collective labour relations, collective dismissal
Labour conditions
Occupational accidents
Social security

   Civil law

Practicing offices

   Administrative law

Practicing offices

   Other

Practicing offices

   Non European law

Practicing offices
Congolese law